Try THIS to calm your nervous system 

I accidentally hit pause on the video and realized I had held my breath for almost two minutes. I was much more calm after I started breathing again.

I have had a rough day and couldn't get centered with just breathing or affirmations. Almost as soon as I started with the first ear, tears began welling up and they released when I moved to my other ear. I got clarity about what's going on internally and I'm so grateful.

It also helps a lot if you make your exhalation longer than your inhalation. This calms the nervous system. The longer you do this the stronger the calming effect and the better you will feel.

I had a triggering incident two days ago that I haven't been able to calm myself down from completely. I've meditated, exercised, hummed, tapped, etc. - nope. But the finger in the ear did the trick in less than a minute? Oh my gosh. This one's going in my quiver forever. Thank you!

A lot could be learned from babies/toddlers. I’ve seen them do this naturally during times of frustration. It’s not always a possible earache/infection, sometimes they are just trying to self regulate.

You have two left ears.😂 Thank You!😊💛

It works instantly. Literally feel my nervous system relaxing.

I immediately felt anxious after realization that this approach requires two left index fingers.

Five seconds into my left ear and my jaw uncleanched, even though I didn't realize I was holding stress there atm! Amazing--Thank you!

I'm all ears 👂 will try it

Before I watch, I'm gonna wonder if this is gonna be the "Humming" technique. Where you hum in a low pitch, and it vibrates in your throat and chest, stimulating the vagus nerve. 'Cause that's something I figured out on my own, and then I learned it was an actual self soothing technique.

This works. I now know why I instinctively would pull down on my ears when very nervous. This is the relief I was looking for. Thanks for sharing the proper technique. I’ll be sharing with my kids!!!

This is so useful! Dr. Lepera gets the award for simple hacks (& short, helpful videos) that anyone can implement at any time, any place!! EASY! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I love your two left ears, Dr. Nicole! 😉🫶🏼

Funny thing. My dad has always done this with his ears unknowingly 😂😂 i see him doing it as a habit and think the body and mind are so ingenious. We've been doing acupressure forever and we didn't even realize it❤

It really works and its long lasting! 💙🙏💙

It works!🤗 And I have BAD post-viral PoTS/Dysautonomia AND PTSD/GAD, post COVID!! It works!!! Thank you, dear one! Your videos have been so helpful for me! Glimmer sparkle!!!💗💗💗

The technique immediately helped. Thank you. I appreciate any good tools for my tool box.

0:48 thank you it works and it is so simple

my ears got warm.

Got me a yawn with just the finger. Longer didnt make a difference but nice, yawning calms

I'm an older woman and I don't have anxiety, but I learned years/decades ago that pushing or squeezing just above my nose, kind of between my eyebrows kind of had this effect. A friend of mine who was a therapist told me I was activating or stimulating my parasympathetic nervous system. When I would get stressed at work I would do it, and it does have a calming/relaxing effect. I tried this right now (although I'm experiencing no stress) and I think it would work the same for me. Great tip!

That actually felt amazing! It's a weekend, but I pictured myself turning my work camera off during a meeting just to do this to get centered before continuing to engage.

Im gonna try this tomorrow and let you know. I got lots of anxiety and depression because of IBS- C, and it literally takes toll on my mental health without my knowledge. This really affects for daily life and my brain's foggy.😢😢

More tricks like this please

Really neat! I love your short videos, they are outstanding!!

In the middle of buying a house and I've been making most of my phone calls on lunch breaks at work... Needless to say I have been crazy stressed out! Clicked on RU-vid to find some relaxing music and saw this... WOW... It works! I felt the tension release from my neck immediately. I will definitely be using this more over the next few weeks.

Good tip, will try this one

I absolutely love this ear trick. I do breathe but never knew this combination of the two. Thank you!

You’re pulling my leg !

WOW!!! This is an answer to prayer. It's so simple and it works!!!

It really works and it made me cry.😢

When doing this thing, make sure your feet are firmly on the floor. Try not to cross your legs. This helps you ground yourself.

This is great; it really works. Thank you!

WoW says it all ,it works!!!! Thank you for a new tool

It SO WORKED! Even after just the left ear, I noticeably felt calmer. Thank YOU! :)

Thank you, it helped.

This is insane, i think it actually worked! Such a quick response compared to breathing exercises alone! Thank you!

Totally blown away by how quickly this started to work 😮😮😮 Thank you so much! ❤

Wonderfully effective; I feel safer and more okay!!❤

THAT is exactly how I wear my hair when Idgaf anymore. Thanks for your work!

The most obvious change you feel is instantly on placing the finger in and pulling down. I felt something inside me ‘unlatch’ and the breathing works great with this. Feeling better. Thank you Dr. Lepera xx

Wow! Thank you. It really works! God bless you for all you do. ❤

I became so relaxed I started seeing a light behind my eyelids.

Thank you ❤ I'm so relaxed its life changing xxx

Lol 😂😂😂 When I've gotten myself into the pre-rage , or found myself being driven by outside forces to mass confusion which feels like impending melt down, I've pulled on my ears! I go through stages of can't stand my hair touching my ears or face... Thanks to a workplace injury and concussion from that incident ive experienced symptoms I'm hearing from within these types of videos. TY girls ❤

Job interview in 15 minutes as this helped a lot.Thank you 😊

I would like to try this. I felt calmer just watching you but i realized i can't do this in front of people who trigger me but i will try when alone.❤

Thank you! This is great… and works. Safety takes over…

My question would be why one ear after the other and not both ears at once.

Thank you ❤

Calms me down almost instantly. Amazing! Thank you❤

Oh my goodness. That was wonderful. So straightforward. Thank you.

That was amazing. I have all kinds of tricks and tools but that really helped faster than anything else. Thank you!!!

I wasn’t anxious, but did feel some stress, and I tried this and felt better. Thank you!

Thank you!! Instantly calming! I will be sharing this widely

I have been riding high on anxiety this week. In April 2024, I titrated down from klonopin.75mg to .5 mg ( 3 years ago I started my titration from 2 mg to 1.5 mg over the course of 2 years. The next titration-One year on 1mg. I didn’t have support so I took it very slow due to the 30 years on 2 mg). The last titration January 2024 1 mg to .75mg. This titration was difficult but at three months I thought I was ready for the next drop. It was too soon. My body didn’t like it and has responded quickly to panic. The trigger this week was my husband being laid off from work due to age discrimination. That sent me over the top to my prior days without medication. Your vagel nerve technique worked. Gigantic Gratitude🎉🎉🎉

I've done things instinctively, but never hold it like you did before. Now I understand why. Also, my toddler does this when she's stressed or overwhelmed. Makes total sense now. Thank you!!!

OMG so relaxing so sleepy felt heavenly. Thank you

It works♥️🍀 Thank you for all you do 🎉🎉🎉

Wow! This is so good. I noticed as well that I've been tugging at and messing with my ears for as long as I can remember. ! think that I've been seeking this reset my whole life without realizing it consciously. Thank you so much!

It worked! I tried it and I instantly knew which was left and which was right!

Thank you so Much 🎉

Thankyou!!! I’ve had an awful day and that’s helped me reset ❤

Wow! This is new to me...really helps a lot, feeling drowsy now. Thanks so much. 🙏 ❤

This really works! THANKS! Deep breathing doesn't work for me but this does, so easy, I am amazed, thank you.

Weird. Was having a rough day, calmed down a bit, and came across this video. Surprisingly, I teared up during the 1st side! Then, more calm. Thanks! ❤

It works!!! Thank you!!!

Wow! Amazing! Thank you 🙏☀️

Thank you. More of this easy techniques please.

definitely felt calmer 🥹🙏🏼

As a Bi Polar with severe anxiety and panic disorder; this stopped the shivering inside me. Total calmness. Meds seldom does that. Thanks.

I feel like a new creature!! Whoopie!!.

It really works! Thank you kindly.

This really worked when I was having an anxiety attack! ❤❤❤❤thank you

WOW WOW WOW!! Worked instantly!! Thank you, ❤

Thank you so much. It really helps. I love reading your books and being in the Self healer's community. Thank you for helping so many people!!!!!

I put my fingers in both my ears at the same time,feel so good I called into work and went fishing. 😅

In Venezuela, they would put clothe pins on our earlobes at the dentist

Worked immediately! Thank you.

Thank you, Nicole, for all of your helpful videos! I will try this in one of the next situations. Can it also help in flashback situations which trigger me leaving me helpless and worthless? I have CPTSD. Well, I guess I should try. 😅

Fantastic info. FYI Aricular acupuncture has helped me greatly. Or just massaging, pulling on ears works great.

Thank you. There's a technique to slow down your heartbeat when it's too fast by coughing a free times, which is supposed to stimulate vagus nerve as well. It might be getting the calming down effect as well

It works instantly!!! Thank you!!!❤❤❤

That felt relaxing lol I even feel mental clarity

I kinda think it seemed to work after a little while, I kinda just slowed down internally. A bit of that "dopamine flush" kind of feel which is nice.

I tried for the first time, when lying in bed, and it was so effective. I used my pulse and it was 50-60sbpm. I felt the lil hypotension. (That scared me a bit so i drank water lol). It definitely calmed me

I feel like it worked!

🎉thanks for your time

This was good! I practice a lot of pranayam and yoga nidra which really gets me out of my head, but the touch really adds a little extra diversion for awareness!

Have not tried that myself yet. You can do that on both sides of the body. You have two Vegas nerves, one on each side.

Definitely helped. Thank you.

Great!

I had to figure out a way to do this with nails. I just used my knuckle and it still helped. Thank you for sharing

Definitely helped! Thank you for all you do! ❤

Thank you so very much for sharing this tip!! I haven't tried it yet but I definitely will!👍💜

Thank you. This worked a treat ❤

Thank you so much. It worked like a charm

Could be placebo but was having an anxiety attack, I am down quite a bit to a surprising degree so will use this. Thank you!

This should be taught at 🏫 schools every morning before starting classes.